"Oh, you lot, before you go." I called out to Vadei's group of friends after they came to pick her up after she finished her breakfast. It was time to implement my plan, so I also had the envelope in my hand.
"What's that?" Einervaene asked as Vadei frowned at it. And, I tried to ignore the towering shadow of the bug, but, it was hard to do so.
"Just some mail from the lord of our lands, but, it opens up something. We just need someone to go to Hachrain, the city where he resides." I say.
"So we have a way to get help for the village?" Einervaene asks excitedly. It seems the detail I was worried about her remembering had been forgotten. In the moment or before, it did not matter.
"Yes, I believe you are our best hope too. You can quickly travel, with help, and get help for our village." I say with a smile to her, briefly gesturing at the bug as I did so.
"Hm, what about me?" it would ask after it noticed the gesture.
"You're... Big, you can help intimidate." I say slowly, and, it seems they mistook it for a joke.
"Okay, bolt us up." he says as he suddenly grabs Einervaene. The movement surprised her and the two were soon out of sight. The envelope no longer in my grip as I had handed it over. If they did get help, that would be wonderful, but, I just wanted time with my daughter.
"Aw... Now I'm stuck building on my own..." the blue-haired one complained before she ran off towards the sound of playing children.
"Why did you just like that?" Vadei asked.
And while I was shocked on the inside, I did not display it, "I wanted to speak with you." I answered as I gestured for her to sit down beside me.
"You mean slander my friend who you insist so much about but don't know anything about!?" she nearly snapped as her arms crossed over each other.
"No, I don't want to talk about... Your friend. I just want to see how you are doing." I tell her openly as she cooled down slightly. And it was a struggle to refer to the bug as anything but it.
"I'm probably going to be bored for the rest of today." she comments as she looks away with a largely blank expression.
"There are things you can do with me or your sister."
"But I want to be with my friends..." she insists as the makings of a glare get directed at me.
"I'm not saying you can- Hey! Vadei!" I started to say before she started to walk off.
"What do you want!?" she asks me as she turns around to look at me as I moved to give chase.
"I've told you, I just want to see if you're alright. Please, just tell me."
"I'm fine, just a little bored is all." she says to me with a plain tone. Even as the words she used stung harshly despite it.
"Vadei... Please..." I call out as I watch her walk off. Holding my hand out initially before I let it fall to my side. My plan had failed, and she was insistent on not speaking to me.
"M-Mom... I'm g-going into the f-forest." my younger daughter revealed to me as she slowly left the house.
"Okay, Conquei, stay safe..." I sigh out as my hands come together. I wanted my daughter to reassure me, but she didn't. So, when I was sure I was on my own again, I quietly cried to myself. What was I going to do about Vadei if she was not willing to speak to me?
What was I going to do!?
I suppose I could just try and occupy my mind. Go over and clean up the house once again. Yet, I knew that I would still think of my daughter during that. So, once again, I was clueless.
Yet, I went ahead and tried to do some chores while I waited for my daughters to come back.